Members – Austin Firefighters Association

2023 AFD RETIREMENT PARTY

2023 AFD Retirement Party

Come join us TUESDAY May 9th at the Creedmoor Community Center

12511 FM 1625

Dinner is served at 6 pm. Badge presentation ceremony to follow.

Door prizes will be drawn during presentation.

2022 RETIREES

F. Alvarez	D. Carter	S. Cote
P. Curtis	D. Dixon	D. Dominguez
C. Donohue	L. Fernung	D. Glover
J. Grooms	T. Haden	J. Hall
S. Hembre	M.A. Hubbard	S. Janecek
B. Knox	J. Kollman	R. Lewis
J. Maier	J. McNair	T. McNair
J. Moncrieff	A. Mynk	E. Novaez
M. Pettit	T. Porterfield II	B. Price
C. Qualls	A. Rosales-Thompson	M. Simmons
B. Scotti	B. Sjolseth	T. Troyer
B. Wagers	T. Walden	J. Weddle
D. Wynn		J. Young

COME EAT SOME BBQ AND HELP US HONOR OUR MOST RECENT

RETIREES

$20 Cash ENTRY FOR ALL YOU CAN EAT BBQ AND beverages.

Dinner and Drinks free for the honorees and their family.

All proceeds go to cover the cost of the party.

Info on AFA Hosting Bioscan at AFA Hall

Members

Motion 23-1 – Extend Collective Bargaining Agreement – Online Vote

Members

February 15, 2023

Motion 23-1 – Do you approve of extending the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) as written? (CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO WORDING OF EXTENSION)

Background: Arbitration dates are now set and will start in late March and extend into April. The current CBA extension will end at the end of March. If we are to extend the CBA until arbitration is over, the CBA extension must be approved by a vote of the AFA Membership and City Council.

As many of you are aware, the AFA bargaining team is preparing for the upcoming binding arbitration with the COA. Due to reaching an impasse in negotiations, as well as delays in mediation and the scheduling of arbitration, we are currently in a six month contract extension. This contract extension expires March 31st. It is the assessment of the bargaining team that the extension is in the best interest of the membership, and puts us in the best position moving into binding arbitration in March.

For a lot of you, this will be a good enough reason to vote for the extension, and we appreciate and value your trust. Having said that, we understand the frustration many of you may be feeling with the delays in this process. Many of you have expressed that these delays have made you feel unappreciated or under-valued by the city. This might make some of you want to vote against a contract extension as a way to voice your dissatisfaction with the process so far. This is understandable, but we would like to have a chance to make the case for a contract extension to you before you make up your mind.

Please click on the link below to ask any questions or voice any concerns you may have with regards to this Motion.

CLICK HERE FOR DISCUSSION BOARD

The online vote for this Motion will begin on February 21st at 8 AM and end on February 23rd at 5 PM.

Store will be closed tomorrow – Feb 1

Members, News

The Store will be closed tomorrow – Wednesday – February 1st. Please check back for further updates of Store hours due to weather issues.

2023 17th Annual Austin Firefighters Ball

Members, News

January 21, 2023

17th ANNUAL AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS BALL

Date: February 25, 2023

6:00pm-1:00am

Doors open at 5:30pm

Sheraton Hotel at the Capital

701 E 11th St

Austin, TX 78701

Tickets:

$70.00 person ($560 table of 8)

$85.00 VIP Seating ($680 table of 8)

Dance only at 9:30pm – $15

Tickets available online at Eventbrite.com

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/17th-annual-austin-firefighters-ball-tickets-95456875083

Special Guests Speakers, First Three African-American Female Firefighters in the State of Texas:

Debra Johnson – Corpus Christi, TX

Delores Brown – Dallas, TX

Betty Swint – Austin, TX

Emcee:

Quita Culpepper – KVUE 24 News

Entertainment:

Band – Thomas & Hall

Comedian Bryson Brown

DJ – Mr. DIG Productions

Make plans now!!!

Come one and come all to the 17th Annual Firefighters’ Ball. Make plans now and reserve the date for a night of fine dining and dancing with firefighters and friends. meet the first three African-American female firefighters in the state of Texas along with the new executive board for the Austin African-American firefighters Association. This occasion is open to the community and is a fund-raising event that benefits the Ed Bridges Scholarship Fund. A cash bar, silent auction, and a photographer will be available for photos. Attire is semi-formal.

Sponsor opportunities are available.

Hosted by the Austin African-American Firefighters Association

Facebook Event/RSVP Page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1538093960011482

Sincerely,

Richard Davis

Austin African-American Firefighters Association President

512-815-3290

www.aaaffa.org

Adjusted Store Hours through end of January 2023

Members, News

January 10, 2023 –

The Store hours for the remainder of January 2023 are as follows:

January 10 – 10 AM to 2 PM
January 11 – 10 AM to NOON
January 12 to January 17 – STORE IS CLOSED
January 18 – 10 AM to 2 PM
January 19 – 10 AM to 2 PM
January 20 – 10 AM to 2 PM
January 23 to January 25 – STORE IS CLOSED

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Live link to Funeral Service for BC Travis Maher

Members

January 3, 2023 –

Here is link to view funeral service for BC Travis Maher:

Please keep Travis’s family, friends and coworkers in your thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time.

Visitation, Funeral and Reception information for BC Travis Maher

Members

December 31, 2022

Brother and Sister Firefighters,

All are invited to attend the reception following the funeral for Travis Maher. The reception will be held at Meanwhile Brewing from 5:00PM to 10:00PM.

Meanwhile is located at 3901 Promontory Point Dr, Austin, TX 78744

You may recall, Meanwhile Brewing are the same folks who hosted the benefit for Travis this Summer. Informal attire is appropriate. Food and drinks are available for purchase on site.

Please scroll down for all other funeral details.

Please respond to this email if you have further questions.

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December 30, 2022

Arrangements have been made for Battalion Chief Travis L. Maher and are as follows. Employees at Cook-Walden Funeral Home are working on a livestream link for the funeral; we will be sure to post it once we receive it.

Monday, January 2, 2023: Visitation

Visitation: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Cook Walden Funeral Home, 6100 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX 78728

Tuesday, January 3, 2023: Funeral

Foot Procession: 1:00 p.m. Uniform personnel should arrive by 12:15 p.m. for foot procession muster. Cadets from AFD Cadet Class 135 will be on hand to direct you to the appropriate meeting location.
Funeral: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Shoreline Church, 15201 Burnet Rd., Austin, TX 78759
Reception: Details forthcoming from Local 975.

Attire for all events (except for the reception) is Class A/formal uniform. Shrouding of badges remains in effect until sunset on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

Please continue to keep Chief Maher’s family, friends, and colleagues in your thoughts and prayers during this most difficult time